Chelsea full-back Filipe Luis will not "take long" to return to Atletico Madrid, according to the club's president Enrique Cerezo.

Published

22 July 2015

Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo confirmed Filipe Luis will rejoin the La Liga club soon as he hailed the arrival of Jackson Martinez.

Speaking at a dinner with Atletico's squad on Tuesday, Cerezo applauded the club's transfer dealings so far in the close-season, with Martinez, Luciano Vietto, Yannick Ferreira Carrasco and Stefan Savic having arrived at the Vicente Calderon.

Filipe Luis is set to become the fifth signing for Atleti coach Diego Simeone, with Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho revealing he expects to sell the Brazilian full-back soon.

And Cerezo confirmed the capital club are working to regain Filipe Luis' services.

"Filipe's missing, I don't think it'll take long for him to come in," Cerezo said, according to AS.

"[Guilherme] Siqueira is a great player and he might carry on with us. I'm delighted with the squad, the signings are fantastic and we're going to have a great season."

Filipe Luis played 127 league matches for Atleti before leaving for Chelsea in July 2014 - with the left-back playing a key role in winning La Liga in 2013-14.